Publishing of information received under rti act

K K S V SOMESWAR (Querist) 28 May 2017 This query is : Resolved
Can we publish information received under RTI Act. A nationalised bank gave information about the non performing assets of three officials working in that bank and the information was given under RTI Act just a month back. Can we publish this information in newspapers ? Any legal consequences are there ? experts pl reply. thanks in advance.

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Guest (Expert) 29 May 2017
For what purpose, intention and through which media/ source you want to publish?

K K S V SOMESWAR (Querist) 29 May 2017
Sir, in the interest of public the information has to be sent to newspapers since more than 100 crores of NPA is there and just three officials are responsible for the same.

Guest (Expert) 29 May 2017
Do you have any evidence about the three officials considered to be responsible for the npa? Also, whether you want to expose the names of those three officials or only the info received through RTI?

K K S V SOMESWAR (Querist) 29 May 2017
just basing on the official letter given by the Appellate Authority of the bank under RTI Act Sir. In the letter it was clearly mentioned about each official's name, No. of accounts and NPA amount.

Guest (Expert) 29 May 2017
Discuss with A Local Good Senior Advocate and Seek the Opinion for Publishing it as Public Information

Guest (Expert) 29 May 2017
You should Not be an affected by this

Guest (Expert) 29 May 2017
Either your Relatives or friends should not be involved in this issue

Guest (Expert) 29 May 2017
Show the RTI Reply to the Advocate seek his Opinion and then Proceed

Guest (Expert) 29 May 2017
You could send the RTI letter to all the news paper and other Journals by mailing it with a covering letter/mail in detail

Guest (Expert) 29 May 2017
Consult A Local Good Senior Advocate

Guest (Expert) 29 May 2017
Ofcourse RTI Information are obviously A Public Information only

Guest (Expert) 29 May 2017
Discuss with a Local Good Advocate and Proceed Please

Guest (Expert) 29 May 2017
You could get the Mail Id of the editors by searching their website or in google please

Rajendra K Goyal (Expert) 29 May 2017
Use RTI from the concerned PIO to know whether the same can be published.

Dr J C Vashista (Expert) 29 May 2017
It is not in public domain or interest to publish personal information, s/he may sue you for the same.

Guest (Expert) 29 May 2017
Agree with Experts

Sudhir Kumar, Advocate (Expert) 30 May 2017
Not able to agree or disagree.

The information given under RTI Act is believed to be the one whose disclosure is not barred by section 8 and there seems to be no harm in sharing the same with anyone.

If the information is false then the defamation can an lie on PIO and not on the person who received it.

K K S V SOMESWAR (Querist) 30 May 2017
thanks to all experts for good advice

Guest (Expert) 30 May 2017
Welcome Please

Guest (Expert) 30 May 2017
I disagree with Mr. Sudhir Kumar. The source of defamation would be the person, who publishes the information for wide circulation, apparently with the intention to harm reputation of the individuals, not the PIO, who does not know for what pupose the individual has sought the information.

Rest depends upon you to decide by applying your own mind.

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